The thirtieth novel
in a very good series by Archer Mayor, Bomber’s Moon: A Joe Gunther Novel, opens
in the winter time in Vermont. There is a man who is very good at his job.
Unfortunately for some folks, Alex Hale’s being good at his job means their
stuff gets stolen. For a certain someone, that theft will cause the potential
of a secret going back decades to be exposed and that can’t be allowed.
Joe Gunther and his team in the Vermont Bureau of Investigation,
the VBI, are about to have their own case in Bellow Falls. The murder case
of Lyall Johnson seems pretty straight forward on the face of it a guy named Brandon
Leggatt knifed him over drugs and fled the scene. A fight between low life
criminals that have very long rap sheets going back many years covering a wide ranging
list of petty crimes indicates that things led to their always inevitable
conclusion. Joe Gunther has been doing this job for a lot of years and he si
sure from the start that something more is at work.
At the same time, Sally Kravitz, private investigator, is hired
for an infiltration and surveillance job. Something is rotten at Thorndike Academy.
What exactly is wrong is vague and nothing more than a nagging suspicion that
her employer has at this point. One of those deals when you know something is
off, but you just can’t quite put your finger on it. He wants confirmation. She
soon needs some help and enlists Rachel Railing, a reporter, who is moving into
the investigation side of things.
The above explanation not only greatly simplifies the various situations,
it also barely scratches the surface of this latest very complicated novel in
the series. Things escalate quickly on all these fronts and more in this highly
entertaining mystery. Long time readers very familiar with these characters and
their evolving situations will find much to like in this latest installment.
All the usual suspects are back and the only real question is how well they
play together with their often differing and clashing agendas.
Bomber’s Moon: A Joe Gunther Novel is another mighty
good read in a series full of them. Sure you could start here and it would
work, but what is the fun in that? Go to the beginning and start with Open
Season.
Bomber’s Moon: A Joe Gunther Novel
Archer Mayor
Minotaur Books (St. Martin’s Publishing Group)
September 2019
ISBN# 978-1-250-11330-6
Hardback (also available in audio and digital formats)
324 Pages (311 pages actual story)
Material came from
the Mountain Creek Branch of the Dallas Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2019
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